Cost of living comparison
Paramaribo is 8.2% cheaper than San Salvador.
If you lived in Paramaribo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
|
San Salvador
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
SVC87.55
|
$6.97
SRD243.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
SVC61.28
|
$9.16
SRD320.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$1.29
SRD45.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
SVC7.99
|
$0.57
SRD19.96
|
|
pay 5.2% more for groceries
|
San Salvador
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
SVC18.56
|
$1.23
SRD42.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.24
SVC28.33
|
$6.24
SRD218.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
SVC64.66
|
$5.52
SRD193.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
SVC26.58
|
$3.27
SRD114.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
SVC24.30
|
$2.34
SRD81.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.63
|
$2.04
SRD71.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SVC6.73
|
$0.82
SRD28.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
SVC10.20
|
$1.18
SRD41.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
SVC10.64
|
$1.86
SRD65.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
SVC8.69
|
$0.59
SRD20.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
SVC8.54
|
$0.75
SRD26.21
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
San Salvador
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.97
SVC34.78
|
$4.14
SRD144.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SVC175.10
|
$90.00
SRD3,147.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
SVC218,869.75
|
$25,000.00
SRD874,250.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.43
SVC292.65
|
$23.00
SRD804.31
|
|
pay 46.4% less for housing
|
San Salvador
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.14
SVC368.95
|
$31.02
SRD1,084.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$858.33
SVC7,514.53
|
$516.42
SRD18,059.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.67
SVC5,617.66
|
$194.83
SRD6,813.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.52
SVC713.69
|
$40.77
SRD1,425.63
|
|
pay 77.1% less for childcare
|
San Salvador
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$160.29
SVC1,403.27
|
$63.03
SRD2,204.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,740.67
SVC50,258.33
|
$380.51
SRD13,306.61
|
|
pay 11.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Salvador
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SVC17.51
|
$2.00
SRD69.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
SVC28.35
|
$2.25
SRD78.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.02
|
$6.04
SRD211.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.67
SVC268.48
|
$12.63
SRD441.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
SVC48.15
|
$5.00
SRD174.85
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
|
San Salvador
|
Paramaribo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.14
SVC631.60
|
$36.30
SRD1,269.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.86
SVC418.98
|
$28.44
SRD994.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.14
SVC981.79
|
$75.41
SRD2,637.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.33
SVC948.44
|
$110.56
SRD3,866.38
|
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